A group of Trump supporters is gathered outside the Hyatt Regency in downtown Phoenix where they're expecting Arizona republican leaders and Trump campaign officials to speak today
the number of flags per capita is off the charts
Speakers here say they will not accept the results of the election under any circumstances
Phoenix police were trying to keep people off 2nd street but now they've closed it after the crowd has grown
Congressman Paul Gosar tells crowd "they are trying to steal the election" - asks supporters to make their voices heard to Arizona Governor Doug Ducey and state lawmakers
There is a man screaming into the microphone that despite previous Trump campaign losses at lower levels "We've got the Supreme Cooooouuuurt!!!"
Current speaker telling crowd they "have a duty to not participate in a fraudulent election"
A bunch of people carrying the same flag, wearing the same shirts and shouting the same slogans have shut down a major intersection of downtown Phoenix - accusations of similar behavior were used to charge BLM supporters as members of a street gang abc15.com/news/local-new…
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Message from an inmate to their family member regarding my emails: "If you contact him, it's important he knows that everyone he contacted wants to respond but fears retaliation"
When ADC abolished inmate phone interviews with the press this summer, they pointed out that "media may exchange an unlimited number of emails" with inmates - now they're shutting down that communication as well
Tracie Otero wrote to me from the Perryville women's prison in August saying she was in so much pain that she had considered taking her life. She claims she wasn't able to see a doctor or receive proper medical treatment. She died by suicide yesterday.
According the Department of Corrections: "Tracie G. Otero, 47, died on Sept 22 from an apparent act of self-harm by hanging. Prison staff discovered her Tuesday morning unresponsive in her assigned housing location.
Paramedics transported her to Abrazo West Campus, where she was later pronounced deceased at 4:08 p.m."
Phoenix Police confirm a shooting outside the Federal Courthouse. "One person has been transported to the hospital with non life threatening injuries." Police are seeking information on a vehicle seen leaving the area and released the following image:
Phoenix PD now says "the investigation is being turned over to the Federal Bureau of Investigation."
More details from FBI in Phoenix: "The FBI is investigating an assault on a federal officer which occurred outside of the Federal Courthouse around 11:30 a.m. One person, a court security officer, has been transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries."
There are two young people without masks taking temperatures of press and attendees for the Latinos for Trump Roundtable in Phoenix - he couldn't get a reading on me and just waved me through
Fernando and Laura Pasurto from Tucson say their grandson was killed in 2016 by a man who was in the country illegally:
“I understand its not going to bring him back, but if we don’t build the wall, it might be somebody else’s family member that gets killed by an illegal alien.”
Ronald Ore-Giron from Gilbert, AZ. He believes a Biden presidency would lead to socialism in America.
“I am a Latino immigrant. We come from socialist countries. We understand the poverty and the chaos of socialism, and we don’t want that here."
Attorney General Barr to hold a press conference here at the Phoenix DEA offices announcing arrests and the seizure of drugs and weapons in an operation targeting methamphetamine distribution
Barr says surging trafficking of meth is a challenge for the southwest
Barr says "until we can deal with it decisively in Mexico, the drug problem will not go away" - "the solution lies in Mexico"
Says DOJ is focusing on 2 pronged approach - targeting manufacturing in Mexico and distribution in US